Tag Archives: Bjørn Kjos

LONDON, UK, 2019-Jul-11 — /Travel PR News/ — After 17 years as the CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos (72) will leave the position and continue in a new role as an advisor to the Chairman, with effect from July 11th. Until Norwegian appoints a new CEO, CFO Geir Karlsen (54) will act as interim… Read the full press release

LONDON, UK, 2019-Apr-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian is proud to unveil its newest tail fin hero, and eighth American to be immortalised on a Norwegian aircraft: civil rights leader, Harvey Milk. His portrait graces the tail fin of a Norwegian Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Since Norwegian’s first aircraft took to the skies in… Read the full press release

Airline grows presence in South America with new route to Rio de Janeiro Affordable fares from £169.90 one-way break current monopoly on direct London to Brazil flights New flights to Miami, San Francisco and summer service to Seattle commence from London LONDON, UK, 2019-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has today (Mar 31, 2019) commenced… Read the full press release

LONDON, UK, 2019-Feb-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, the World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline, was the largest non-North American airline to serve the New York and New Jersey area in 2018, according to the latest Port Authority of New York data, with 2,004,896 passengers carried in 2018. Ahead of all other European carriers and… Read the full press release

LONDON, UK, 2018-Nov-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Ms. Helga Bollmann Leknes has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) in Norwegian. “I am very pleased to announce that Helga Bollmann Leknes has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. She will remain in her current role as Managing Director of Norwegian Air Resources… Read the full press release

Travelling onward from Buenos Aires to discover the beauty of Argentina is now easier and better value than ever before thanks to Norwegian The new routes will connect Buenos Aires with Córdoba, Mendoza, Iguazú, Bariloche, Neuquén and Salta Flights on selected routes commence from 16th October 2018 Flights will be operated by a modern and efficient… Read the full press release

LONDON, UK, 2018-Sep-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has been named a Four-Star Low-Cost Airline by The Airline Passenger Experience (APEX), the highest honor for low-cost airlines. Their Official Airline Ratings™ was the first airline rating program based solely on certified passenger feedback and Norwegian was one of ten low-cost airlines worldwide to receive… Read the full press release

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) unveils 2017 findings Crowning Norwegian as the undefeated Leader LONDON, UK, 2018-Sep-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) today (Sep 12, 2018) released its white paper analysing the fuel efficiency of the 20 leading airlines on routes between Europe and the United… Read the full press release

LONDON, UK, 2018-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian was today named ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ for the fourth consecutive year and ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe’ for the sixth year in a row at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards held in London. The Skytrax 2018 World Airline Awards are independent and impartial… Read the full press release

LONDON, UK, 2018-Jul-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has been named Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2018 for the fourth consecutive year at the 25th annual World Travel Awards, one of the travel industry’s most prestigious awards. The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors… Read the full press release

Airline grows long-haul network with first route to Buenos Aires from Gatwick Valentine’s Day celebration as the new route to the ‘Paris of South America’ takes off Affordable fares from £259.90 one-way break current monopoly on direct London to Argentina flights LONDON, 2018-Feb-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, voted world’s best low-cost long-haul airline, is continuing its global… Read the full press release

LONDON, 2017-Sep-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, voted world’s best low-cost long-haul airline, continues its global expansion today by launching its first route from London Gatwick to Asia with a special Singaporean themed celebration to mark the carrier’s inaugural flight to Singapore. The new 12-hour 45 minute flight from London Gatwick to Singapore Changi Airport is… Read the full press release

Norwegian expands Oakland base with new 4x weekly flights Oakland, California, 2017-Jul-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Officials at Oakland International Airport (OAK) announce today that Norwegian Air will add new nonstop service between OAK and Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG), the largest of the Paris-area airports. The flight will operate 4-times weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and… Read the full press release

Fornebu, Norway, 2017-Jul-08 — /Travel PR News/ — CFO of Norwegian, Frode Foss has decided to leave the company. Vice President Investor Relations, Tore Østby, will take on the position for an interim period. Tore Østby joined Norwegian as Vice President IR in 2014. Foss has been the CFO of Norwegian since the company was… Read the full press release

United Kingdom, 2017-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian today announced two new US routes from London Gatwick with flights now on sale to Chicago from £179 and Austin, Texas from £239. The announcement comes as the airline celebrates the third anniversary since it first launched low-cost long-haul services from Gatwick. In July 2014, Norwegian… Read the full press release

Norwegian becomes first European carrier to take delivery of the 737 MAX SEATTLE, 2017-Jul-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Norwegian celebrated the delivery today of the airline’s first two 737 MAX 8s. Norwegian is the first European carrier to take delivery of the 737 MAX and will deploy the airplanes on transatlantic… Read the full press release

Airline launches only direct transatlantic flights to US East Coast Fornebu, Norway, 2017-Jul-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian launched the only direct transatlantic flights from Belfast International Airport today with two never-before-seen routes to the US East Coast. Earlier this year Norwegian announced the brand new transatlantic flights from Northern Ireland to smaller airports of Stewart… Read the full press release

Buenos Aires becomes airline’s first South American route New affordable fares break current monopoly on direct London-Argentina flights United Kingdom, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires, marking the airline’s first ever South American route as its UK expansion plans gather pace. The new… Read the full press release

EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Feb-27 — /Travel PR News/ — VisitScotland has welcomed today’s news that three new direct low-cost services from the United States to Edinburgh – starting at under £70 – will begin this summer. The national tourism organisation says the 14 weekly flights from the New York, Boston and New England areas, which will… Read the full press release

Norwegian reported its highest ever passenger figures in a single year with almost 30 million passengers and a load factor of 88 per cent in 2016. The launch of 34 new routes and a substantial increase of intercontinental traffic contributed considerably to the growth. Bærum, Norway, 2017-Jan-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Passenger growth, more… Read the full press release

Norwegian CEO praises “significant and invaluable support from across Ireland” in securing US permit Full plans for Irish transatlantic routes set to be unveiled in early 2017 with first flights to commence next summer Bærum, Norway, 2016-Dec-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has today (Dec 06, 2016 ) outlined the next steps in its plans to… Read the full press release

Norwegian reports 2.3 million passengers in November; 16 per cent up YoY Bærum, Norway, 2016-Dec-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian carried almost 2.3 million passengers in November, an increase of 16 per cent compared to the same month previous year. Norwegian’s long-haul routes had a 70 per cent passenger growth. The overall load factor was 84… Read the full press release

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Nov-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian was today awarded the title of ‘Best Low Cost Airline – Europe’ for a fourth consecutive year by leading industry website www.airlineratings.com. Airlineratings.com attracts over 14 million visitors from 232 countries, with the website announcing its Airline Excellence Awards each year to celebrate and promote excellence… Read the full press release

Over 90% load factors on transatlantic flights as Norwegian gets ready to launch its latest low-cost route from London to Las Vegas Bærum, Norway, 2016-Sep-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has now flown three million low-cost long-haul passengers between Europe and the U.S. since low-cost transatlantic services began in 2013. Norwegian first launched low-cost… Read the full press release

Fornebu, Norway, 2016-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian carried almost 2.9 million passengers in August, an increase of 12 per cent compared to the same month in the previous year. The load factor was unchanged at 90 per cent. The load factor on the company’s intercontinental operation was 96 per cent. Both the total traffic growth (RPK) and the… Read the full press release

Norwegian’s subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd (AAA) has placed a new order of 30 Airbus 321 Long Range aircraft. Norwegian will operate the A321LR once the aircraft enters service in 2019. The aircraft has a size and range that makes it suitable for many more long-haul destinations in the future. LONDON, 2016-Jul-15 — /Travel PR… Read the full press release

Norwegian (NAS) today reported its second quarter results for 2016. The pre-tax result (EBT) was NOK 930 million (£83million); doubling the profit from last year’s result of NOK 456 million. The load factor for this period was 88 percent. In two years, the load factor has increased with eight percentage points. The overall performance was… Read the full press release

LONDON, 2016-Jul-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian is this week celebrating the 2nd anniversary of its unique low-cost long-haul flights from the UK to the U.S. Norwegian first launched transatlantic flights from Gatwick Airport to three U.S destinations in July 2014, with the aviation industry divided on whether the ‘low-cost long-haul’ venture would succeed. Two… Read the full press release